Peters



W. NEIL.

SHIPPING CAN.

(No odeiij No. 362,459. Patented May 3, 1887.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM NEIL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO NEIL,KUHNS & 00.,

PATENT Darren.

OF SAME PL ACE.

SHIPPING-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 362,459, dated May 3,1887.

Application filed January '20, 1887.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM NEIL, of Ohicago, in the county of Cook andState of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShipping-Cans, of which the following is a description, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,in which-- Figure 1 is a side view of a shipping-can, showing myimproved pump attached thereto, a portion of said can being in sectionto show the lower end of the pump-barrel. Fig. 2 is a plan view indetail of a clamp and pump-barrel,taken upon the line a: as, Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view showing the top of the can in sectionwith the pump and clamp attached thereto. Fig. 4 is a view of. the lowerend of the pumpoarrel, which is in section, showing the manner ofextending the same to fit cans of varying height; and Fig. 5 is a likeview showing said extension in section and applied to the outside of thebarrel.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the different figures.

The object of my invention is to so construct an oil-pump that it mayreadily be adapted for use in cans of varying size, and to providesuitable means in combination therewith-as, for example, a detachableclamp-whereby the pump may be detachably connected with the nozzle ofthe can and firmly secured thereto while in use. 4

I accomplish said object substantially in the manner hereinafter moreparticularly described and claimed.

A in the drawings represents an ordinary shipping-can, into the nozzleof which is inserted the barrel Bof an oil-pump,B. Upon the lower end ofsaid barrel is loosely attached an extension, 13 so constructed as totelescope with the part B, thus enabling a given portion of the pump tofit within the nozzle A of the can, as hereinafter described, while thebarrel or tube of the pump may be so adjusted as to reach the bottom ofthe can. The lower end of the tube may be perforated, or a dependingloop may be formed thereon, as at b, to permit the oil to flow into thetube. Perforated disks or partitions B B, Fig. 5, are placed in thelower end of the extension B",between which is inserted a loose valve,B.

Serial No. 224,850. (No model.)

C, Fig. 3, is a piston-rod, to which is attached the usual piston withinthe pump-barrel, while E is the pump nozzle, connecting with the body orbulb of the pump. Immediately below or at the base of said bulb I preferto provide a tapered portion, 1), Fig. 3, sufficiently large tosubstantially fit within the nozzle of a can. Above the tapered part b,lformv a projection or bead, B adapted to be placed near or to restagainst the top of the can-nozzle. In lieu of this,one or more lugs orprojections may be soldered to the pump; but I prefer the continuousbead.

A detachable clamp, consisting ofjaws D D, hinged together at d andadapted to fit over the can-nozzle A, is provided for temporarilyattaching the can to the pump. Upon said jaws are formed lips D D,preferably having slots (1, Fig. 3, at the ends, into which may beinserted a bolt, d", having thereon a thumbnut, d by which the jaws ofthe clamp may be secured firmly together around the nozzle of the can.This arrangement permits the clamp to be readily adjusted to fitcan-nozzles of varying size. It is obvious that said lips may beperforated and the bolt passed through the perforation; but I prefer theslots, in that they permit the bolt to be hinged to one of the jaws bymeans of a suitable hinge, d, which allows the clamp to be readilydetached and prevents the bolt from being lost. This arrangement permitsit to swing out from the slot, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

- Each of said jaws is by preference cut away at the sides, as at D D",and is provided upon its top and bottom, respectively, with inwardlyprojecting flanges D*' D, the latter of which is shown in Fig. 3, saidflanges being adapted to clamp above the bead B of the pump and belowthe usual bead upon the nozzle of the can,

as clearly shown in said last-named figure. The advantages of -saidcombination are that the ordinary shipping-can may be used fordomestic'and other general purposes,as the pump may be inserted withinthe can and oil drawn therefrom from time to time until the wholeisremoved, when the pump may be detached and the can refilled.

Having thus described my invention,whatI claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

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1. The combination, with a can-nozzle havtop of said nozzle, and a clampprovided with [0 ing a head, of a pump having its barrel ininwardly-projeeting flanges to engage with serted within the can-nozzle, and anadjusta- I said projection and with the bead upon the ble clamp forattaching the pump to the cantop of the can-nozzle, substantially as andfor 5 nozzle, substantially as and for the purposes I the purposesspecified.

set forth. WI LLTAM NEIL.

2. The combination, with a ean-nozzlehav- Witnesses:

-ing a bead, of an oilpuinp provided with a D. H. FLETCHER,

lateral projection arranged to stand above the J OSEIII J onNsoN.

